Solomon searched for life’s meaning as you would an experiment. He first tried pursuing pleasure (vv. 1-3). He undertook great projects, bought slaves and herds and flocks (vv. 4-7). Then he amassed great wealth, acquired singers and added many women to his harem (v. 8).&nb …
In chapters 24-27 of this book Isaiah declares three ways that God will comfort His chosen people in this awesome day of judgment …
The writer in this passage stresses a determination to keep the Word (vv. 65-72). God is good all the time. The emphasis in the first two verses (vv. 65-66) is on what is good in the life of the believer. God does what is good because God is good and because what He does is according to …
Even though Israel and Judah had been held by their captures who refused to let them go (v.33) the Lord vowed to defend their cause. He said that He would give them rest in their own land while giving unrest to Babylon (v.34). This threat of unrest is pictured as a sword going th …
This passage offers the answer concerning the inadequacy of the sacrifices offered by the priests (vv. 1-4). We also see the sufficiency of the sacrifice offered by Christ. These verses refer to the daily sacrifices on the annual Day of Atonement. There simply is no animal sacrifice …
The fall of commercial Babylon is covered in this passage. The context of chapter 18 with its many references to the kings and merchants and commerce shows that, in this setting, Babylon is viewed in her political, economic, and commercial character, rather than in her religious…
The oppressive rule of a wicked leader is compared to the vicious attack of a roaring lion (v. 15). He oppresses the poor like a wild beast among the people. He bears rule with a heavy hand and fails to see that the security of his job should be related to the welfare of those under him (v. 16) …
This is really a sad story as we read it but even more sad as we see it happen to young men we know personally. Can you think of people you have known who has ruined and wrecked their lives in immorality. Happy is the young man who will heed this warning and live by it …
The Scripture for the third chapter of Romans, tells how Paul defends the rightness of God’s ways, summarizes His verdict that all men are condemned sinners, and declares God’s remedy for the guild of mankind. The following are objections raised by the Jews and introduced by Paul …
Twenty years after Sarah’s death Abraham decided to get married again to a woman named Keturah (vv. 1- 4). Abraham had six sons with her. One of these sons was Midian, the father of the Midianites, future enemies of Israel. Abraham wisely decided to secure the succession of the …